Kanji

岸

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Stroke order data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)(opens in a new tab)
JLPT N2Jōyō · grade 3freq #5568 strokes

Meanings

beach

ES: playa, costa, orilla

On
ガン
Kun
きし

Common words

  • 海岸かいがんseashore, coast, seaside, waterfront, beach
  • 沿岸えんがんcoast, shore
  • 岸壁がんぺきquay, wharf, jetty
  • 岸辺きしべshore, bank (of a body of water)
  • 護岸ごがんriver dike
  • 川岸かわぎしriverbank, riverside
  • 対岸たいがんopposite shore
  • 彼岸ひがんequinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held)

Example sentences

  • 海岸かいがんにはほとんど人ひとがいなかった。

    There were few people on the beach.

    Había poca gente en la playa.

    Tatoeba #185047(opens in a new tab)
  • このバスは、海岸に行きますか。

    Does this bus go to the beach?

    ¿Este autobús va a la playa?

    Tatoeba #223352(opens in a new tab)
  • 天気予報によると、台風は沿岸に接近しそうだ。

    According to the weather forecast, the typhoon is likely to approach the coast.

    Según la predicción del clima, es probable que el tifón se aproxime a la costa.

    Tatoeba #125090(opens in a new tab)
  • ブリティッシュコロンビアの沿岸生態系の劣化が急速に進行している。

    The coastal ecosystem of British Columbia is rapidly declining.

    El ecosistema costero de Columbia Británica está decayendo rápidamente.

    Tatoeba #413351(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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